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Assisted Living or Nursing Home – Do Families Have a Choice?

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It can be a daunting decision when it is time to move a senior loved one to an assisted living or nursing home. Which is best? Who makes this decision, your family or a doctor? The best way to ease this transition is to understand the options that are available before making any quick decisions. What are Assisted Living Facilities? Assisted living facilities are places where trained staff assists their residents with activities of daily life.…

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Senior Living – Make Your Home Look Less Like a Hospital

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When it comes to senior living, you should make your home look less like a hospital. If you asked someone to visualize any home with a senior that someone was helping take care of, they would probably think of medicine, bed pans, and unpleasant smell. Now, if you don’t think that relates to a hospital, then what does? Start by always keeping your home smelling nice and clean. Use disinfectants the keep your home sanitized, but…

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7 Ways to Turn Around Negative Thinking in the Elderly

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Negative thinking is the state of mind in which seniors anticipate undesirable outcomes, or believe that hardships and evils outweigh the good. This type of thinking is one that does not benefit them and usually has a negative impact on their lives contributing to stress, depression and anxiety. This thinking has the following effects: 1. It will often work against the elderly and makes them not achieve what they want 2. It makes them feel…

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Cost of Assisted Living Care for Seniors

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The cost of assisted living care for seniors is on the rise. Each year there are more seniors living in the United States, and they accumulate medical costs that were unheard of decades ago. Assisted living provides services for seniors that are not as restricting as a nursing home, but provides much more medical assistance than home care. Many seniors have to choose between staying in a nursing facility, assisted living facility, personal care home,…

How to Talk to Seniors About Assisted Living

How to Talk to Seniors About Assisted Living

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If you want to know how to talk to seniors about assisted living, it requires that your loved ones understand what it is, and what they gain from it. Assisted living refers to housing that provides nursing care and housekeeping for the elderly or disabled. This usually provides an outstanding service for senior citizens, but it usually requires some convincing. Seniors may not see the purpose of such facilities, and might refuse to go. This…